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and in boston, former u.s. diplomat nicholas burns, now with the kennedy school of government at harvard university. welcome to you both. let me just ask you to start broadly speaking. what do we take away from last night's debate in terms of how well these two candidates understand american foreign policy and would be a good steward of it? let me start with you. nick burns. >> well, judy, this may sound startling to say in our present red-bl divided partian vironmenbut thinwe have two impressive people running for president. they're both knowledgeable. they're both very smart about the issues. both of them have been successful in nearly everything they've tried in their professional lives. president obama was clearly the more knowledgeable and nuanced and even some's ticketed in the way he describedded the challenges to us on the foreign policy and national security landscape. i thought that governor romney had a very strong moment in the debate, a very good moment when he tied together our domestic economy an
and in boston, former u.s. diplomat nicholas burns, now with the kennedy school of government at harvard university. welcome to you both. let me just ask you to start broadly speaking. what do we take away from last night's debate in terms of how well these two candidates understand american foreign policy and would be a good steward of it? let me start with you. nick burns. >> well, judy, this may sound startling to say in our present red-bl divided partian vironmenbut thinwe have two...
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we hear from margaret warner with the romney campaign in boston and raw suarez at obama headquarters in chicago. >> it's the final frenetic day of the final campaign of his political career. the president ran from state to state starting in madson, wisconsin. the star power was kicked up a notch with an introduction from rock legend bruce springsteen. >> i get to fly around with him on the last day that i will ever campaign. that's not a bad way to end things. >> suarez: mr. obama called on his supporters not to be frustrated by the pace of change. instead, he encouraged them to send a message to those who blockedded his policies every step of the way. >> what they're counting on now is that you're going to be so worn down, so fed up, so tired of all the squabbling, so tired of all the dysfunction that you're just going to give up and walk away and leave them... leave them right where they are. pulling the strings, pulling the levers. and you locked out of the decisions that impact your lives. in other words, their bet is on cynicism. wiscsin, my bet is on you. >> suarez: the preside
we hear from margaret warner with the romney campaign in boston and raw suarez at obama headquarters in chicago. >> it's the final frenetic day of the final campaign of his political career. the president ran from state to state starting in madson, wisconsin. the star power was kicked up a notch with an introduction from rock legend bruce springsteen. >> i get to fly around with him on the last day that i will ever campaign. that's not a bad way to end things. >> suarez: mr....
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now wre going to go to boston where margaret warner is outside romney headquarters in boston. margaret. >> warner: hi. it's cold here. >> ifill: it's cold here. so far, we've made several calls, all of them in state so far that were not the contested state. but is it boosting people at all? do they feel like this is going as well as they had hoped or are they a little bit nervous about what to expect later? >> warner: well, as i mentioned earlier gwen, they have been nervous all day, even though they-- by the end the day, they were thinking their own turnout was great. here's what i'm being told. as i mentioned earlier, they had hoped that virginia would be pretty clearly a romney win pretty early on. that-- it's not yet. that said, it's only one hour since the polls closed. and they know that the networks are being very careful, and the associated press, to call any state. so they're not yet disheartened by that. but this is a very big-- this hour now is very big to them. new hampshire was key. they had high hopes of getting those four electoral vote, that there had been a tr
now wre going to go to boston where margaret warner is outside romney headquarters in boston. margaret. >> warner: hi. it's cold here. >> ifill: it's cold here. so far, we've made several calls, all of them in state so far that were not the contested state. but is it boosting people at all? do they feel like this is going as well as they had hoped or are they a little bit nervous about what to expect later? >> warner: well, as i mentioned earlier gwen, they have been nervous...
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boston college is now appealing that decision. >> it is a struggle between obligations. we have an obligation as a university to uphold the enterprise of oral history and academic research, which we value greatly. and yet we understand the government's obligation to comply with the treaty with great britain. and i also feel an obligation for the mcconville kids who are looking for answers to their 40- year-old question regarding their mothers horrific murder. so it's very difficult. >> reporter: despite the impact this case could have on northern ireland and on american law, it remains unclear whether the information on the tapes could actually be admitted as evidence in any prosecution. but helen mckendry and her husband wait and hope they will soon have the truth, if not the justice, for what happened to her mother. >> woodruff: oral arguments in the case begin next month in the circuit court of appeals in boston. last month, kira examined the religious divide, still present in ireland 14 years after the peace agreement. you can watch that on our website. her stories a
boston college is now appealing that decision. >> it is a struggle between obligations. we have an obligation as a university to uphold the enterprise of oral history and academic research, which we value greatly. and yet we understand the government's obligation to comply with the treaty with great britain. and i also feel an obligation for the mcconville kids who are looking for answers to their 40- year-old question regarding their mothers horrific murder. so it's very difficult....
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. >> woodruff: mitt romney was doing his debate homework in boston but advisorold cnn on nday that he expects a different president obama on tuesday up to a point >> well, the president can change his style. he can change his tactics. he can't change his record and he can't change his policies. that's what this election is about >> woodruff: the candidates face off tomorrow night at hofstra university in hempstead, new york. >> suarez: late today, mitt romney announced he raised more than $170 million in september, and said that his campaign and republican national committee had $191 million in the bank at the end of the month. those efforts are boosted by spending from outside groups. according to newshour partner kantar media/cmag, groups opposing the president and supporting romney in the general election alone have run record numbers of television commercials. that's more than 41,000 spots from american crossroads; more than 43,000 spots from americans for prosperity; and 45,000 spots from the restore our future super pac. backing president obama, the super pac priorities usa acti
. >> woodruff: mitt romney was doing his debate homework in boston but advisorold cnn on nday that he expects a different president obama on tuesday up to a point >> well, the president can change his style. he can change his tactics. he can't change his record and he can't change his policies. that's what this election is about >> woodruff: the candidates face off tomorrow night at hofstra university in hempstead, new york. >> suarez: late today, mitt romney announced...
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the same way that jon huntsman's endorsementby the "boston globe", the "boston globe" endorsement of a republican in a conservative primary is not necessarily helpful. i mean it doesn't resolve jon huntsman's problem, just a little bit like the washington times conservative newspaper picking the union leader here picking a democrat in a primary, if anything it probably consciously leads to ignoring it. but i think that he doesn't have the kind of populous message that mike huckabee had or pat buchanan had before him or economic message the same way. but he does, he has established a connection and it's a vulnerability that romney has. romney does not have that emotional-- . >> woodruff: what about huntsman and the opening or not for him. >> i'm not sure there is that opening. he's been there a long time, still only polling 7 or 8. i think if you are a main street republican, you go to mitt romney at this point. now maybe he has that opening. i don't think he really ever figured out how to run the race. was he going to run as the moderate who would stand for clear moderation or some k
the same way that jon huntsman's endorsementby the "boston globe", the "boston globe" endorsement of a republican in a conservative primary is not necessarily helpful. i mean it doesn't resolve jon huntsman's problem, just a little bit like the washington times conservative newspaper picking the union leader here picking a democrat in a primary, if anything it probably consciously leads to ignoring it. but i think that he doesn't have the kind of populous message that mike...
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the medication was distributed by a pharmacy locatedded just outside of boston. the new england compounding center had already recalled the steroid. on saturday it issued a voluntary recall for all of its products from the framingham, massachusetts, site. but it came too late for 105 people who contracted a rare form of fungal meningitis including eight who died. family members say the victims were stricken with little warning. >> have a shot. six days later you're fighting for your life. >> i mean everybody is going through the same thing. it's just hard to see your mother. >> brown: in all nine states mostly in the midwest and south have reported cases in the outbreak according to the cente for disease control. health officials say that unlike other types of meningitis, this form is not contagious. still the c.d.c. says 13,000 patients have had injections in recent months. people who received the shots are being urg to get testedded. the doctor working on the investigation. so, doctor, where are we now in this outbreak? are you expecting more cases to appear? >
the medication was distributed by a pharmacy locatedded just outside of boston. the new england compounding center had already recalled the steroid. on saturday it issued a voluntary recall for all of its products from the framingham, massachusetts, site. but it came too late for 105 people who contracted a rare form of fungal meningitis including eight who died. family members say the victims were stricken with little warning. >> have a shot. six days later you're fighting for your life....
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what the candidates are saying and talk with two reporters following the issue: brian mooney of the "boston globe" and amy gardner of the "washington post." >> brown: then, we examine a new report showing autism on the rise with one in 88 american children now being diagnosed. >> woodruff: in the first of two reports from burma, kira kay previews the coming elections in the once secretive nation. >> it's a scene many burmese thought they'd never seen: opposition leader and nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi on the campaign trail once again. >> brown: margaret warner updates the efforts to stem the violence in syria, as arab leaders gather in baghdad for the first time in decades. ♪ >> woodruff: and we remember two legendary artists banjo player earl scruggs and poet adrienne rich. >> brown: that's all ahead. on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. a
what the candidates are saying and talk with two reporters following the issue: brian mooney of the "boston globe" and amy gardner of the "washington post." >> brown: then, we examine a new report showing autism on the rise with one in 88 american children now being diagnosed. >> woodruff: in the first of two reports from burma, kira kay previews the coming elections in the once secretive nation. >> it's a scene many burmese thought they'd never seen:...
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brown: we have the story of libyan fighters recovering from their war-wounds thousands of miles away in boston. >> many of them are gunshot wounds and there are severe hand injuries to shoulder injuries. there are, obviously, patients that also have p.t.s.d. >> woodruff: margaret warner updates the escalating tensions between iran and the west. >> brown: and we close with the discovery of new species found in remote hot springs far beneath the surface of the ocean near antarctica. >> just hoards of these crabs called yetty crabs that have sort of harry chests and harry arms th they grow bacteria on. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contribu
brown: we have the story of libyan fighters recovering from their war-wounds thousands of miles away in boston. >> many of them are gunshot wounds and there are severe hand injuries to shoulder injuries. there are, obviously, patients that also have p.t.s.d. >> woodruff: margaret warner updates the escalating tensions between iran and the west. >> brown: and we close with the discovery of new species found in remote hot springs far beneath the surface of the ocean near...
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they sell it to a boston book seller for a thousand bucks. it sits in the basement, treasures of this boston store for almost 40 years. they rediscover hit in the '70s and start to be distributed widely. that's why you see curtis pictures everywhere now. even the "new york times" sells curtis pictures right now. (laughs) >> brown: all right. the book is "short nights of thed that doe catcher, the epic life and immortal photographs of edward curtis." timothy egan, thanks so much. >> thanks for having me, jeff. >> sreenivasan: you can see more of edward curtis's photographs online. we've linked to a collection at northwestern university that includes the entire 20-volumes called "north american indian." >> sreenivasan: and finally tonight, on this day when americans gather to break bread together. we take a second look at a food story far from the u.s. china's growing appetite for meat and dairy products is driving big changes there in everything from farming to food safety. our story is part of our "food for 9 billion" series, a "newshour" par
they sell it to a boston book seller for a thousand bucks. it sits in the basement, treasures of this boston store for almost 40 years. they rediscover hit in the '70s and start to be distributed widely. that's why you see curtis pictures everywhere now. even the "new york times" sells curtis pictures right now. (laughs) >> brown: all right. the book is "short nights of thed that doe catcher, the epic life and immortal photographs of edward curtis." timothy egan,...
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." >> warner: for our american graduate series, betty ann bowser reports on a boston school, where early intervention for students with learning disabilities is producing lower drop-out rates. >> if we want kids to graduate from high school, that having a and for kids with significant learning disabilities, providing accommodations for reading a writing are critical. >> brown: ray suarez examines new studies showing a daily dose of aspirin may prevent and even treat cancer. >> warner: and gwen ifill talks with two senate veterans-- new mexico's jeff bingaman and maine's olympia snowe about their decisions to quit. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcastin
." >> warner: for our american graduate series, betty ann bowser reports on a boston school, where early intervention for students with learning disabilities is producing lower drop-out rates. >> if we want kids to graduate from high school, that having a and for kids with significant learning disabilities, providing accommodations for reading a writing are critical. >> brown: ray suarez examines new studies showing a daily dose of aspirin may prevent and even treat...
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law in boston. and so decisions that were made way in the past, we have to be mindful of what wa the bst acces,hat s thbestlinil science at the time. what kind of consultation was given. certainly any decision that was made post 2002 is especially problematic and especially egregious because we had policies and procedures in place to handle these cases much, much better. >> brown: on that subject, mr. plante, just following up s it your sense generally that practices that awareness, that all the things really have changed? >> oh, absolutely. i mean since 02 in particular the tenea ring this times there's a variety of things that are very, very different. i've been involved with this area for 25 years and to see what has been done in the last ten years is really quite a remarkable change. we have the dallas charter, again this is the policies and procedures put forth by the u.s. consulate catholic bishop of child protection. we have zero tolerance for abuse. we have safe environment training for all
law in boston. and so decisions that were made way in the past, we have to be mindful of what wa the bst acces,hat s thbestlinil science at the time. what kind of consultation was given. certainly any decision that was made post 2002 is especially problematic and especially egregious because we had policies and procedures in place to handle these cases much, much better. >> brown: on that subject, mr. plante, just following up s it your sense generally that practices that awareness, that...
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when the big east was formed in 1979 it went from boston in the east to syracuse, new york, as its western most outlet. the big 10, as you said, was midwestern schools. the pack 8, which is now the pack 12, was surprisingly enough four schools in california, two in oregon and two in washington. so geography was important, academics were important and competitive levels were important. now the landscape has changed completely. geography has been thrown out completely. academics have been thrown out completely and, to some degree, competitive levels have been thrown out completely because it's all about what schools can make you the most t.v. dollars and a conference and what conferences can make schools the most t.v. dollars. that's the unifying force now. >> brown: so it's dollars and television. particularly in football, right? >> exactly. a all of those thing changes that have happened over a period of ten years now, because it began when the a.c.c. raided the big east for virginia tech, miami and boston college to improve itself as a football conference to get more t.v. dollars for foot
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eventually we moved from boston. our daughter kate grew into an amazing girl of faith and love. [cheers and applause] but complai cases of her -- complications of her birth remained with her and after 26 years of miracles and struggle she passed away just a year and a half ago. in the midst of making the final decision to run for president, which had to be the most difficult of their lives, when they heard of kate's passing both mitt and ann paused to personally reach out to us and extend us sympathy and express their love. it seems to me when it comes to loving our neighbor, we can talk about it or we can live it. the romney's live it every single day. when the world looks at mitt romney, they may see him as the founder of a successful business, the leader of olympic games or a governor, but when i see mitt romney, i know him to be a loving father, a man of faith, and a caring and compassionate friend. it is with great excitement and renewed hope that i think of how our country will be blessed as it is led by a man who is not only so very accomplished and capable but who has de
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. >> reporter: the schaeffer residence in newton massachusetts outside boston. fraternal twins becky and naomi both went away to college in canada, graduated last year, both worked part time. both are so-called boomerang kids, back home with their parents. >> can you tell us a little bit about what your high school friends are doing now? are many of them back in newton as well? >> most of them are. i would say that only one of our high school friends, one or two of them have really gotten good full-time jobs. >> reporter: the fifth person in the schaeffers' kitchen? sociologist and johns hopkins dean catherine newman demonstrating her field work skill. >> i didn't want to move somewhere random. >> i kind of wish i did it. not that i don't have living at home. >> why do you say that? >> i just feel like when i first moved home, i was like okay, becky, six months and you won't be here anymore. i feel like i'm getting a little bit complacent. >> reporter: the schaeffers could have sprung sfrat from newman's new book the accordian family which chronicles a worldwide
. >> reporter: the schaeffer residence in newton massachusetts outside boston. fraternal twins becky and naomi both went away to college in canada, graduated last year, both worked part time. both are so-called boomerang kids, back home with their parents. >> can you tell us a little bit about what your high school friends are doing now? are many of them back in newton as well? >> most of them are. i would say that only one of our high school friends, one or two of them have...
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beth healy is with the "boston globe." and dan primack is a senior editor at "fortune" magazine. welcome to you both. dan primak, first of all, for those of us who don't work in the financial services industry, what does bain do? >> bain for the most part, they have a lot of different businesses, but their primary business is private equity. which basically means you buy a company, you try to improve it and then you try to sell it later at a higher price either another private equity firm, another corporation or, in some cases, take it public. that's the gist of the business. they have investors who give them the money to do it, then they take a cut of the profits if there are some. the. >> woodruff: and beth healy, what's the role of borrowing in all this? we know a lot of this has to do with so-called leveraged buyouts. so what's the role of debt in all this? >> that's right. so when the company buys... when companies like bain buy a firm they also borrow a lot of money from the bank. in fact, they borrow much more than they typically put down. you might put down $10 million an
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>> sreenivasan: it comes from the financial security project at boston college. economics correspondent paul solman dubs the video short, easy to use, occasionall chee, buextremely insighul. nd o for yourself on his making sense page. on our world page, read about an organization in pakistan working to give women tools to improve their standing in society. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at how a financial default in greece could impact the u.s. economy. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> gwing up in arctic norway, everybody took fish oil to stay healthy. when i moved to the united states almost 30 years ago, i could not find an omega-3 fish oil that worked for me. i became inspired to bring a new definition of fish oil quality to the world. today, nordic naturals is working to fulfill our mission of bring
>> sreenivasan: it comes from the financial security project at boston college. economics correspondent paul solman dubs the video short, easy to use, occasionall chee, buextremely insighul. nd o for yourself on his making sense page. on our world page, read about an organization in pakistan working to give women tools to improve their standing in society. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll...
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at boston unirsity and ma fainaru-wada, investigative reporter with espn who is working on a documentary about this subject for front line. let me start with you. what do you see is the key finding from this study that perhaps we didn't know before? >> well, this study, this disease chronic traw ma'am i cannen self-op thee has been around since the 1920s. there has only been a smattering of reports. in this paper we more than doubled the world's experience with this disorder and take it from the very beginning where it first affects the nervous system, where it affects the nervous system and then we see it expand progressively in older and older individuals until it really is a destructive disease that affects most of the brain. >> brown: just to be clear here, the focus is less on the, i guess, the major hits or major concussions and more on sort of repetition over time? >> right. this is exposure to what we call mild traumatic brain injury. usually considered almost significan h. they don't even have to rise to the level of concussion. they can be sub concussion, but when you're expose
at boston unirsity and ma fainaru-wada, investigative reporter with espn who is working on a documentary about this subject for front line. let me start with you. what do you see is the key finding from this study that perhaps we didn't know before? >> well, this study, this disease chronic traw ma'am i cannen self-op thee has been around since the 1920s. there has only been a smattering of reports. in this paper we more than doubled the world's experience with this disorder and take it...
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he's also the new host of "nova science now" and he joins us from boston. >> my pleasure. >> so how did it happen? you said to the world, here, ys, look for my phone or i think it's stonl. what happened in between? >> well, the great thing was that i lost the phone on monday when i was on this train. and apple has a feature called find my iphone. you go to this web site and it shows you on a map either like a street map or satellite photograph of where the thing is right now. and it's available for other phones too, android phones and so on. and it's the greatest feature if you ever lose your phone. but whoever had the phone had turned it off and you can't t doesn't work when the phone is off so for three days i was in missery thinking oh my gosh this shuns of dollars in replacement fees and then thursday morning, i got an e-mail from find my iphone that says your phone has surfaced. here it is in a suburb of maryland. so there i was, you know in connecticut where i live and unable to go to maryland. so i said what do i have to luchlts i went on twitter and said my phone has shown up. c
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republican mitt romney made his way westward from boston with a rally in denver planned for this evening. president obama was in henderson, nevada, getting ready. last night he tried to lower expectations for himself at a rally in las vegas. >> i know folks in the media are speculating already on who is going to have the best zingers. >> you are! i don't know about that. who is going to put the the most points on the board. >> you are! no, no, governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> woodruff: by contrast a prominent romney supporting was out hyping his candidate's debating skills. new jersey governor chris christie on cbs's face the nation yesterday. >> i've seen mitt romney do this before. he's going to come in wednesday night and lay out his vision for america. he's going to contrast what his view is and what the president's record is. and the president's view for the future. this whole race is going to be turned upsidedown come thursday morning. >> woodruff: like wise president obama's senior advisor david pluf offerd this assessment on nbc's meet the press. >> challenger
republican mitt romney made his way westward from boston with a rally in denver planned for this evening. president obama was in henderson, nevada, getting ready. last night he tried to lower expectations for himself at a rally in las vegas. >> i know folks in the media are speculating already on who is going to have the best zingers. >> you are! i don't know about that. who is going to put the the most points on the board. >> you are! no, no, governor romney is a good...
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but according to reports in "the boston globe" and "mother jones," romney signed business agreements and securities and exchange commission filings on bain's behalf for years after 99, including the purchase of a chinese consumer products company, declaring himself to be company c.e.o. >> it comes down to how active he was and whether there is any evidence he was involved in the decisions that were made at those companies. and that's what we are lacking, that's what we don't see. and that's why, to this point, what we are saying is you can't say "he shipped jobs" >> suarez: despite those findings, the obama campaign has not backed off this line of attack. for its part, the romney campaign has launched a vigorous counter-offensive, which inudes a new television ad released yesterday aimed at discrediting the president's attacks. >> the obama outsourcing attacks-- misleading, unfair and untrue. there was no evidence that mitt romney shipped jobs overseas. candidate obama lied about hillary clinton... >> so shame on you, barack obama. >> suarez: romney himself also hit back earlier this
but according to reports in "the boston globe" and "mother jones," romney signed business agreements and securities and exchange commission filings on bain's behalf for years after 99, including the purchase of a chinese consumer products company, declaring himself to be company c.e.o. >> it comes down to how active he was and whether there is any evidence he was involved in the decisions that were made at those companies. and that's what we are lacking, that's what we...
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the president appeared at his 100th fund-raiser of the calendar year last night in boston. today in atlanta and miami, where he attended three more, he suggested he is just trying to keep up. >> no matter how much money is spent on the other side, when people are engaged and involved and they understand that our core values and who we are and what we're giving to the next generation is at stake, the american people fight for what's right. >> ifill: as the next campaign reporting deadline approached the obama campaign followed up with a blunt email appeal today. i will be the first president in modern history to be outspent in his re-election campaign, the email read. if things continue as they have so far, we can be outspent and still win but we can't be outspent 10-to-1 and still win. romney has been on the money trail as well. he spent his weekend at a fund raising retreat for deep-pocketed donors in park city, utah. the minimum cost of admission: $50,000 a head. >> i'm going to do everything i can do. i'm going to bundle every penny. >> ifill: 700 donors made the utah tr
the president appeared at his 100th fund-raiser of the calendar year last night in boston. today in atlanta and miami, where he attended three more, he suggested he is just trying to keep up. >> no matter how much money is spent on the other side, when people are engaged and involved and they understand that our core values and who we are and what we're giving to the next generation is at stake, the american people fight for what's right. >> ifill: as the next campaign reporting...
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they have got a slogan and the boston campaign headquarter, you've got to be willing to lose in order to win. and that's absolutely true of politics. you have to believe in something deeper before people will trust you and that hasn't been man fesd. the thing to look ahead if you are looking ahead is the michigan primary in two weeks or so. because that is a state where he has nominal family root, obviously. and yet santorum is not so far behind. and i suspect that is where santorum is going to contest. and right now you still have to consider romney the front-runner, though it is true that is an torm-- santorum has won four primari and he has only won two. but if he doesn't win the michigan, then i think the party becomes really hysterical. >> what is your cents of the con teferb sieve voters in a meeting like this one, where very strong conservatives, listening for all three what are they look for, or waiting for. >> they are looking for conviction. the idea is you are going to go to washington, a place they distrust, there aring going to be all these forces against you telling you
they have got a slogan and the boston campaign headquarter, you've got to be willing to lose in order to win. and that's absolutely true of politics. you have to believe in something deeper before people will trust you and that hasn't been man fesd. the thing to look ahead if you are looking ahead is the michigan primary in two weeks or so. because that is a state where he has nominal family root, obviously. and yet santorum is not so far behind. and i suspect that is where santorum is going to...
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for one perspective on that, we are joined by michael kranish, of "the boston globe," co-author of the book "the real romney." so michael, who is the real romney? and what is it really, my question is, what is it about his character or his temperament that enabled him to come back from defeat four years ago and prevail this year? >> it's interesting, he had said he never imagined running for president, but many his friends will tell you that he's imagined it since his father failed in his bid to be the republican nominee back in 1968. so it's something he surely thought about for many, many, many years and when he ran the last time around it was not a successful campaign for many reasons, tried to court the social conservatives, evangelicals. this time around he tried to pitch a very simple message that he's mr. fix it. and that worked this time around. >> warner: in terms of his personaly and his character, first of all, is he as competitive as he looks? >> well, he >> well, he ;mx 6cj& he favored aborings rights. but he ran for governor in massachusetts in 2002 he called himself a mo
for one perspective on that, we are joined by michael kranish, of "the boston globe," co-author of the book "the real romney." so michael, who is the real romney? and what is it really, my question is, what is it about his character or his temperament that enabled him to come back from defeat four years ago and prevail this year? >> it's interesting, he had said he never imagined running for president, but many his friends will tell you that he's imagined it since his...
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so to begin you're in boston. what's your fundamental thesis? >> the american republic is born partially in a tax revolt. this is the at a party site where they threw the at a over because they didn't like the tax system. so this has been a fundamental debate and argument from the beginning of the american republic. we come back today to exactly the same sorts of issues. >> country men... reporter: well, not exactly the same. the at a parties of the past included smugglers protesting england having lowered the tax on tea, threatening their contraband business. between legend and fact, legend usually wins. the fact is as betweenaying now or paying later, americans have just about always preferred debt to taxes. debt to pay the very first army, for example. this is the spot on the cambridge common where, leng end has it, general washington first amassed his troops under a now dead elm and faced the basic question of government economics. >> how was going to pay them? how is he going to feed and clothe them? where will they get their clothes? that'
so to begin you're in boston. what's your fundamental thesis? >> the american republic is born partially in a tax revolt. this is the at a party site where they threw the at a over because they didn't like the tax system. so this has been a fundamental debate and argument from the beginning of the american republic. we come back today to exactly the same sorts of issues. >> country men... reporter: well, not exactly the same. the at a parties of the past included smugglers...
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she was born ladonna adrien gaines in boston in 1948, and was raised on gospel music, becoming a soloist in her choir by ten. >> "i found the answer" was the first song that i sang when i started signing solo in church. you know, i was only eight. i opened my mouth and this... this voice just shot out of me. it shocked and it shocked everybody in the room. i started crying and everyone in the room started crying. >> brown: summer broke onto the disco scene in 1975 with her first hit, "love to love you baby". it was an instant classic, a kind of sexual anthem for the times. ♪ as disco dominated the rest of the decade, summer followed up with "i feel love", "last dance" and a string of other hits. in 1978, she appeared in the disco film "thank god, it's friday", which won a best song oscar for "last dance". ♪ even as disco faded, summer's popularity survived, and she transitioned to develop a pop- rock vibe with "hot stuff" in 1979. ♪ her new sound led to one of her biggest hits, "she works hard for the money", released in 1983, played up women's rights. ♪ in all, summer scored 19
she was born ladonna adrien gaines in boston in 1948, and was raised on gospel music, becoming a soloist in her choir by ten. >> "i found the answer" was the first song that i sang when i started signing solo in church. you know, i was only eight. i opened my mouth and this... this voice just shot out of me. it shocked and it shocked everybody in the room. i started crying and everyone in the room started crying. >> brown: summer broke onto the disco scene in 1975 with her...
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that was five minutes after governor romney began his concession speech in boston. miami mayor carlos gimenez apologized to voters, but he insisted officials had done all they could. >> we had a very long ballot. it was the longest ballot in florida history. were there problems in certain precincts? without a doubt. >> suarez: and the county elections department said it was simply a numbers game. >> this is volume driven. >> suarez: late today, election workers in miami-dade county and across florida were still counting thousands of absentee ballots. delays mean the presidential result has not been made final. the state has until saturday to certify results and confirm who will get the 29 electoral votes. for more on the ongoing ballot counting in florida and the sluggish voting elsewhere, we turn to marc cuto,he "mimi herald's" political writer. and curt anderson of the associated press. he's been tracking problems in polling places across the country. i know conditions varied from place to place, but what were the main drivers of the really long waits to cast a vo
that was five minutes after governor romney began his concession speech in boston. miami mayor carlos gimenez apologized to voters, but he insisted officials had done all they could. >> we had a very long ballot. it was the longest ballot in florida history. were there problems in certain precincts? without a doubt. >> suarez: and the county elections department said it was simply a numbers game. >> this is volume driven. >> suarez: late today, election workers in...
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one month later in november 1863, a host of tig any taries from boston, philadelphia, and washington including president lincoln himself journeyed to gettysburg to dedicate the new soldiers' national cemetery there. lincoln's brief but soaring remarks, like the new burial ground itself, with its rows of identical graves radiating symmetrically and democratically around the cemetery's central focus marked a seismic shift in governmental attitude and policy towards the dead. one that said that the dead were no longer simply the responsibility of their famili families, that they and their loss and their meaning belonged to the nation. >> the gettysburg address is a statement about finding the redemption in the dead. but we need to that in that cemetery that day, half those coffins weren't even buried yet. graves were still open. this was a place of death, mass death. where lincoln tried to craft this statement of so, what does it mean? it is a kind of statement that if this war has purpose, if all these dead have died for something meaningful, then it means we are going to redefine this
one month later in november 1863, a host of tig any taries from boston, philadelphia, and washington including president lincoln himself journeyed to gettysburg to dedicate the new soldiers' national cemetery there. lincoln's brief but soaring remarks, like the new burial ground itself, with its rows of identical graves radiating symmetrically and democratically around the cemetery's central focus marked a seismic shift in governmental attitude and policy towards the dead. one that said that...
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the direcr said tt to offer onof yr films her fo review is like asking for a neck massage from the boston strangler. >> ouch. and she was witty and sharp and you know, always, always gave, i think, a very clear opinion. so she was, i think, a very helpful critic for people who wanted to go to the movies and wanted to know what she thought of them. and she also was not -- she was the furthest thing from a film snob. she championed popular art with fun films and aentureious films. she did not have any use for the hierarchies of art and entertainment. >> turn to robert hughes then. in a different field, but also a critic of great stature in art criticism and speaking to a huge audience and also through print and television. >> yeah, he also traveled from magazines and books in the world of print to television. i think i first became aware of him through the shock of the news his extraordinary pbs series on modrn art. that was full of contentious opinion and wit and his writing in time was the same way. he, too, shared with judith crist a reputation for certain civilized savage ri you might s
the direcr said tt to offer onof yr films her fo review is like asking for a neck massage from the boston strangler. >> ouch. and she was witty and sharp and you know, always, always gave, i think, a very clear opinion. so she was, i think, a very helpful critic for people who wanted to go to the movies and wanted to know what she thought of them. and she also was not -- she was the furthest thing from a film snob. she championed popular art with fun films and aentureious films. she did...
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it's chaired by new york mayor michael bloomberg and boston mayor thomas menino. is there was a lot in that address. 235-- 25 minutes long. but it might be boiled down into one statement. 9 only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. what was your response to wayne la pierre's message today? >> well, generally i was surprised. and i have been watching the nra for a long time. my dad was a gun deal never colorado, among other things. and you know, i sort of know that nra members are basically mainstream folks with mainstream views on guns. and the nra is normally a smart organization or thought to be. but today's statement is probably the best evidence of i have seen that the organization has a serious political positioning problem. it was incoherent it was factually incorrect. and it was so politically tone deaf to suggest to a nation that a sort of rising up for action, that the answer to to many guns in our society is to put an rnl aed guard in the class room, i think that wayne la pierre has a problem within the country but also within
it's chaired by new york mayor michael bloomberg and boston mayor thomas menino. is there was a lot in that address. 235-- 25 minutes long. but it might be boiled down into one statement. 9 only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. what was your response to wayne la pierre's message today? >> well, generally i was surprised. and i have been watching the nra for a long time. my dad was a gun deal never colorado, among other things. and you know, i sort of know...
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in several markets, including washington, boston, san francisco, and iowa, it's on earlier than usual. next week, the newshour will have several reports on immigration as the supreme court weighs arizona's tough new law. >> woouff: again, e major developments of the day: three more secret service members resigned amid a prostitution scandal. the agency also reported a 12th employee has been implicated. and a florida judge set bail at $150,000 for george zimmerman in the killing of trayvon martin. mark and david keep up the conversation online tonight. hari sreenivasan explains. hari. >> sreenivasan: on the "doubleheader," they talk politics and sports, including thoughts on fenway park's 100th anniversary. find that on our "politics" page later tonight. plus, we continue our reporting from pakistan with the story of the death this week of a senior newspaper editor. that and other reports from pakistan are on our "world" page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll report from pennsylvania on the
in several markets, including washington, boston, san francisco, and iowa, it's on earlier than usual. next week, the newshour will have several reports on immigration as the supreme court weighs arizona's tough new law. >> woouff: again, e major developments of the day: three more secret service members resigned amid a prostitution scandal. the agency also reported a 12th employee has been implicated. and a florida judge set bail at $150,000 for george zimmerman in the killing of trayvon...
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today, the hacking collective claimed responsibility for taking down the boston police department web site. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and to the political campaign, where the attention has moved west to the state of nevada. mitt romney was aiming today to go two-for-two, adding a win tomorrow in the nevada caucuses to tuesday's victory in florida. and he tried to move on from the flap over this comment on wednesday. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. if it needs repair, i'll fix it. >> woodruff: romney initially defended his statement, but late yesterday told nevada political reporter jon ralston that it was a poor choice of words. >> i misspoke. i've said something that is similar to that but quite acceptable for a long time. and you know, when you do i- don't-know-how-many thousands of interviews, now and then, you may get it wrong. and i misspoke. >> woodruff: at a las vegas rally today, romney rival newt gingrich said the explanation no longer mattered-- the damage was done. >> so governor romney,
today, the hacking collective claimed responsibility for taking down the boston police department web site. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and to the political campaign, where the attention has moved west to the state of nevada. mitt romney was aiming today to go two-for-two, adding a win tomorrow in the nevada caucuses to tuesday's victory in florida. and he tried to move on from the flap over this comment on wednesday. >> i'm not...